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He shouldn't agree to debate Trump on the grounds that he's not qualified to run for president, given that he plotted an insurrection.
Plotted, and executed. He just didn't succeed.
I'm not sure it will ever behoove Biden to take a position on this. Last time he was asked I think he answered that it didn't matter to him.
If Biden comes out strongly and says he is ineligible, it's just tempting SCOTUS to disagree, and have all the morons say he is scared of Trump. And obviously he won't come out and say he is eligible because that would be stupid, counterproductive and wrong.
It's not right either. The sitting President shouldn't use his bully pulpit to put his thumb on the scales of justice.
I would agree, generally
Its a simple thing. No sitting president has debated a primary candidate. Its as simple as that. There have been upsets before in the nomination process so you don't do it. R or D, its a simple strategy that you just don't do.
Do we keep forgetting that Biden already beat Trump? The idea that he would want some unknown entity instead of the guy he already beat is just dumb.
Americans are very fickle.
"We need change." *Votes for the guy just fucking shit up 4 years prior